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Margin AI
Welcome, Community Foundation Team

Built for
Your Team

A personal AI assistant for every member of your foundation

Prepared by Shane Waters  ·  Margin AI Consulting

9 Personal Desks
One for every team member
Private & Secure
Your desk. Your data.
Built for You
Not one-size-fits-all
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The Reality

9 People. 450+ Funds.
Every Hour Counts.

450+
Funds to track

Grants, scholarships, donor-advised, endowments. All managed by a 9-person team.

7 Days
Grant processing time

Manual grant screening pulls staff away from the mission work that actually matters

1 Person
Managing all donors

One development associate carrying every donor relationship across hundreds of funds

17+5
Board members & committees

Board prep packets for 17 directors and 5 committees, assembled by hand every cycle

Weeks
Spent on 990 compliance

Annual 990 documentation consuming weeks of staff time that could fuel community impact

$4.1M
In grants paid annually

Every hour of staff efficiency lost to admin work is an hour not driving community investment

Our Philosophy

Helping Humans
Be Human

AI shouldn’t add another tool to your day.
It should take tools away.

Every desk is built around how you actually work.
Not how software thinks you should.

Not a replacement
Your expertise drives everything. AI handles the busy work so you can focus on what matters.
Not another login
One place that already knows your role, your work, and how you like things done.
Not one-size-fits-all
Built specifically for you. Your name, your responsibilities, your way of working.
Your Team

One Team. Nine Desks.
Each one built specifically for the person using it.

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Alex Downard
President & CEO
Executive Command Center
Your foundation at a glance
  • Fund performance across 450+ funds
  • Investment tracking (Morgan Stanley, Yellow Cardinal)
  • Board reporting & strategic planning
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Terri Sprunger
Director of Operations
Operations Simplifier
Ask a question. Get an answer.
  • Financial operations & vendor management
  • 990 compliance prep assistant
  • Calendar & scheduling support
Just conversation. No training needed.
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Julie Garber
VP Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Intelligence Hub
See the big picture clearly
  • Program metrics across all initiatives
  • Grant impact & community outcomes
  • Early childhood & workforce insights
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Sam McFadden
Dir. Nonprofit Capacity
Nonprofit Growth Engine
Build stronger organizations
  • Nonprofit assessment & coaching tools
  • Good Deeds Grants pipeline
  • Outcome measurement & reporting
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Melissa Ford-Kalbfell
Development Associate
Donor Intelligence Center
Every relationship, remembered
  • Donor history & stewardship prompts
  • Prospect research & giving trends
  • Fund development & event support
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Joanne Case
Director of Imagine Early
Scholarship Command Center
3,000 students. Zero dropped balls.
  • Student enrollment & scholarship tracking
  • Family engagement dashboard
  • School partnership coordination
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Judi Orr
IE Engagement Manager
Community Engagement Hub
Reach more families, faster
  • Family outreach & follow-up tracking
  • Community event coordination
  • Engagement metrics & reporting
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Conner Hindman
Dir. Imagine One 85
Adult Education Dashboard
Track every learner's journey
  • Learner progress & program outcomes
  • Employer partnership tracking
  • Workforce development metrics
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Austin Rentel
Program Associate
Data & Analytics Workbench
Turn data into decisions
  • Cross-program data analytics
  • Financial reporting & dashboards
  • Performance trend analysis
Security & Privacy

Your Desk. Your Rules.

Every desk is a private workspace. What you ask, what you create, and what you learn stays between you and your assistant.

Personal Access Code

Every team member gets their own private login. Only you can access your desk.

Your Data Stays Yours

Conversations, documents, and insights are private to each person. No cross-visibility between desks.

Closed Circuit

Your desk only knows what we train it to know. It doesn't browse the internet or access outside systems without permission.

Enterprise Infrastructure

Built on the same cloud infrastructure trusted by Fortune 500 companies. Encrypted in transit and at rest.

Already live and trusted by Wabash County organizations
The Solution

AI-Powered Intelligence
Built for Your Foundation

Six purpose-built modules working together. One system designed around how community foundations actually operate.

Explore the Live Demo · cfwabash.marginai.app

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Grant Management Pipeline

Track every application from submission to award. Automated screening, status updates, and grantee follow-up in one view.

Donor Intelligence Dashboard

Every donor relationship in one place. Giving history, capacity signals, stewardship touchpoints, and next-action prompts.

Impact Metrics Visualization

Transform grantee reports into compelling data stories for your board, donors, and annual report. Automatically.

Board Portal

Packet prep done in minutes, not days. Agendas, financials, fund summaries, and committee reports, ready to go.

Scholarship Command Center

Manage all scholarship cycles end to end. Applications, reviews, awards, and recipient tracking from Imagine Early to Imagine One 85.

Compliance Tracker

990 prep, fund agreements, and audit documentation organized year-round. No more annual scramble.

Return on Investment

The Numbers That
Speak for Themselves

up to
870hrs
Staff Hours Saved Per Year
510 to 870 hours recovered from manual admin tasks
up to
$17,400
In Recovered Staff Time
At $20/hr. Money that can fund more grants.
2 days
Grant Processing Time
Down from 7 days. Industry-proven benchmark.
up to
30%
Donor Retention Improvement
Industry benchmark from AI-assisted stewardship
The Real Multiplier
870 Hours
back in your team’s hands every year

That’s 870 hours your team spends on mission work instead of admin.
More grants reviewed. Deeper donor relationships. Board packets done in minutes, not days.

ROI data sourced from Foundant 2025, charity:water case studies, and CF industry benchmarks.

Our Commitment

5x ROI within 90 days,
or we keep working.

If you don’t see a 5x return on your monthly investment within 90 days, measured in staff hours recovered, grant cycle improvements, or board prep time saved, we continue building and optimizing at no additional cost until you do.

No fine print
No expiration
No risk

Built by someone who has worked with Wabash County organizations long enough to know what success actually looks like here.

Ready to See It

Ready to See
It in Action?

The live demo is built for the Community Foundation. Walk through every module, every data view, every workflow.

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Shane Waters
Margin AI Consulting  ·  Wabash, Indiana
hello@marginai.consulting

Built by someone who believes in Wabash County as much as you do.

Live demo access code:  000000